Political tech’s ‘arms dealers’

Democrats are especially sensitive to the threats posed by bipartisan firms as they cling to their sense of innovation superiority following President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 victories, which benefited from a tech edge over Republicans. “Technology is moving so quickly that any innovation that we do on the Democratic side we’d want to keep on the Democratic side,” said Gavrie Kullman, the digital director at the Democratic Governors Association.